Psalms 135:7

Psalms 135:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
• New International Version (NIV)He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth; he sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth, who makes lightnings for the rain and brings forth the wind from his storehouses.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; He makes lightning for the rain; He brings the wind out of His treasuries.

Context of Psalms 135:7

5Yes, I know the Lord is great, and our Lord is superior to all gods. 6He does whatever he pleases in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the ocean depths. He causes the clouds to arise from the end of the earth, makes lightning bolts accompany the rain, and brings the wind out of his storehouses. 8He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, including both men and animals. 9He performed awesome deeds and acts of judgment in your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.

Psalms 135:7 word by word

מַֽעֲלֶ֣ה נְשִׂאִים֮ מִקְצֵ֪ה הָ֫אָ֥רֶץ בְּרָקִ֣ים לַמָּטָ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה מֽוֹצֵא־ר֝וּחַ מֵאֽוֹצְרוֹתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He causeth the vapoursנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · mistH5387
• to ascendעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• from the endsקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• he makethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• lightningsבָּרָקbârâq · lightningH1300
• for the rainמָטַרmâţâr · rainH4306
• he bringethיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• the windרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• out of his treasuriesאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214

Cross-references for Psalms 135:7

• Psalms 148:8O fire and hail, snow and clouds, O stormy wind that carries out his orders,
• Genesis 2:5Now no shrub of the field had yet grown on the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.
• 1 Kings 18:1Some time later, in the third year of the famine, the Lord told Elijah, “Go, make an appearance before Ahab, so I may send rain on the surface of the ground.”
• Job 5:10he gives rain on the earth, and sends water on the fields;
• Jeremiah 10:13When his voice thunders, the heavenly ocean roars. He makes the clouds rise from the far-off horizons. He makes the lightning flash out in the midst of the rain. He unleashes the wind from the places where he stores it.
• Jeremiah 14:22Do any of the worthless idols of the nations cause rain to fall? Do the skies themselves send showers? Is it not you, O Lord our God, who does this? So we put our hopes in you because you alone do all this.”
• Jeremiah 51:16When his voice thunders, the waters in the heavens roar. He makes the clouds rise from the far-off horizons. He makes the lightning flash out in the midst of the rain. He unleashes the wind from the places where he stores it.
• Zechariah 10:1Ask the Lord for rain in the season of the late spring rains – the Lord who causes thunderstorms – and he will give everyone showers of rain and green growth in the field.
• Job 38:25Who carves out a channel for the heavy rains, and a path for the rumble of thunder,
• Job 28:25When he made the force of the wind and measured the waters with a gauge.
• Job 38:24In what direction is lightning dispersed, or the east winds scattered over the earth?
• Psalms 107:25He gave the order for a windstorm, and it stirred up the waves of the sea.
• Job 38:22Have you entered the storehouse of the snow, or seen the armory of the hail,
• Jonah 1:4But the Lord hurled a powerful wind on the sea. Such a violent tempest arose on the sea that the ship threatened to break up!
• John 3:8The wind blows wherever it will, and you hear the sound it makes, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

Commentaries on Psalms 135:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth - The word rendered vapors means literally risings; things raised up; and it may be applied, therefore, to vapors or clouds. The Septuagint, the Latin Vulgate, and Luther render it clouds. It is among the proofs of the divine wisdom and power that he causes them to ascend contrary to the common law which drags all things down toward the earth. The arrangement by which this is done is among the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-14Verses 5-14 God is, and will be always, the same to his church, a gracious, faithful, wonder-working God. And his church is, and will be, the same to him, a thankful, praising people: thus his name endures for ever. He will return in ways of mercy to them, and will delight to do them good.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The psalmist tells of God’s complete power and authority over the weather (Psalms 29; 77:17–18; 78:26; 104:4; 147:8–9; 148:5–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-74-7. God's choice of Israel is the first reason assigned for rendering praise; the next, His manifested greatness in creation and providence.Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 7He made lightning for the rain They are the flashes in the sky, that flash and lighten before the rain; esloyde, esluyde, esludes, esloisdes, aleydonz in Old French.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 135:7

• Blessing
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• God
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• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena

In the dictionaries

• Ends of the Earth
• Hallel
• Lightning
• Providence
• Psalms
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• Treasure
• Treasury
• Winds
• Ascend

Commentaries on Psalms 135

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings